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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
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Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
EnKToN, April 2l.-stste Senator Clin-
ton Mccullough, as trustee, on Tuesday
sold at public sale the real estate Of ex-
Sheriff George W. Denny, situated
about two miles from Elkton, on the Elk
ton and Chesapeake Oity road, consisting
Of an acre of iand improved by two
story and a-hslf dwelling house. John
s. Doughty was the purchaser for $500.
The Young Peoples Association of the
NJ. e Church gave its first public enter
tainment last evening to crowded audi
ence In the church. The Rev. j. B.
Willis of Milford delivered lecture on
Gan Hour With Great Man, or William
I'LL" The musical part of the programme
was very fine. II included solo by Mr..
Frank Harvey and quartet by Miss Bessie
Terrell and Carrie hicketts and Messrs.
Edwin v. Hinchliffe and Frank Harvey.
The lecture was remarkably fine word
painting, and was greatly appreciated.
Wilhejmina, the seyen.yeats-old daugh-
ter of Samuel Jewell, who was terribly
burned on April 9th died yesterday after
noon from her injuries.
Preparations are being made TO re-
plaster the outside walls of the court
house. ALI the other improvements to
the building were completed months ago.
The replastering was delayed by cold
weather.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
rRn nA1n KKoRnERs.



rmdneas aud Trouble Caused by
BElsanided Young nnen-Se lndict-
naenta.
Assoasred Press Ddspsscn by Special Wires.
ozARK, Mo-, April 27.-At 3 O'Clock yes
terdsy afternoon the grand jury returned
eight bills In which "A knobbers were
charged with assaults and unlawful meet
ings. Some Of the parties are charged with
Ave different offences and the total viii
reach at least so.
Only three OF the parties. have as yet been
arrested, John Hiles lie indicted In three
cases for attending Bald Knob meetings and
his brother in one case. M. T. Humble is
indicted In two cases, one for administer
ing the lash. Bail is fixed at $3.50 for each
charge. ALI the indictments are for whip
ping, intimidation aud pouring out Chad
wick whisky.
The grand jury has another lot OF indict-
ments TO be reported on before adjourn
ment, which 1t 10 expected will take plnce
to-day. The prosecuting attorney says
there will be rs Bald Knobbers indicted on
about 200 charges.
Some very important witnesses and
several Influential citizens suppos to be
under the ban have suddenly lett the
country. This Is sad community. Old
men, reverendH, deacons, doctors aud the
like are selling their LIES accumulation to
raise sum to retain lawyers to defend
their misguided cons. The lawyers harvest
will be rich, but 1t will nearly bankrupt the
community. The trials are set for the fall
term Of court, the first men indicted for the
Eden murder having pleaded not guilty.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
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HORSES IN FLAMES.
Thrilling scenes nc the Old Buli's
Head ct in new York.

Head MARKET In NeW bOfAs
New YoRK, April 22.-The district
bounded by Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth streets and Third and Lexington
avenues, the site of the Old Bulls Head
market and the place of so-calied shelter
to thousand horses, was OF an early hour
this morning the scene of conhagration
the like of which the firemen say they
never saw before. At $50 o'clock cab.
man driving down East Twenty third
street saw smoke and flames coming out
from the stables in the rear of James
Donohue's horse-shoeing shop, at No ISL,
and running back to the stables in
Twenty-fourth street. He at once sent
out an alarm from box 1884, but before the
firemen could get to the spot the whole
building was ablaze and the entire block
threatened.
The work of the firemen was seriously
injured by the movements of the fright
ened horses, who reared and pranced
about in their stalls and on the floor in
way that for the time defied all the efforts
at removal, and by the time the third
alarm had been sent out seven big animals
the property of Davis, q coal dealer, had
been roasted alive. The fremen and
police did excellent work in getting the
horses stabbed in the Twenty fourth street
rookeries out of their stalls. Many were
led into the street bleeding and scorched,
but all except the seven spoken of were
gotten out alive.
As soon as the stables were cleared the
firemen redoubled their attacks on the
flames, and at AIS had them under con.
troll. The seven horses destroyed were
worth So 500, and thetotal loss will prob
ably reach $S 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28

Mrs. Sarah Ann T. Head died Thurs
day afternoon at the Hygeian Home, No.
1901 VapBnren street. She was the wife
of the late Jacob Heald. the father of DIR.
Pusey Heald of this city, and who died
about three months ago. Both lived to
an advanced age, the husband having
reached his 87th year and the wife her
Seth. The deceased had been Ill for sew
eral weeks. She was a cultured and in
tellectUal woman and retained all her
faculties clearly until two years ago,
when she suffered stroke of
paralysis. Since then her memory had
been impaired. Prior to her marriage, in
1852, she was . tOaohs., having boon On
gagged in schools in New York and
Philadelphia. She was, for many years,
the principal of the Friends school in
this city, and many of her former pupils
in that school are living in this CITY. The
deceased was member of the Society
Of Friends, was elder in some Of the
meetings to which she belonged, and
frequently served as clerk. The funeral
took place SATURDAY.,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
ELLA MoxreoMsRYs DEATH.
The Jury Render "a Verdict OF Acct
dental KtilinE-Ehe Funeral.

Enc jury hcnder a verdict Oh Acct-
dental KtiiinE-Ehe Funeral
An inquest was held Sunday morning
by Deputy Coroner Lee upon the body Of
Ella Montgomery, the pupil Of Henry
Clay school, who was accidentally struck
on the head with stone thrown by
William Maxwell on the 18th instant
from the effects of which she died week
later. Several witnesses were examined,
including DR.. ]. Il. Chandler. the physi-
clan in attendance upon the wounded
child, Miss Maud Cootsman, her teacher,
and three or four small pupils who at
tended the school. The testimony was all
to the effect that the stone had been
thrown by the lad without the inten-
ton Of striking any one, and
that he had not seen the unfortunate girl
when the missile was thrown. The jury,
after hearing the testimony, rendered q
verdict that Ella Montgomery came to
her death from the effects of blow with
stone thrown by William Maxwell, and
was an accident. The coroner, acting
upon the advice OF the attorney general,
released the prisoner early Sunday
afternoon, and the little fellow was re-
stored to bis family, which received him
very JoyIuily. Ind tanner spent SATURDAY
night in tho police station with the little
fellow, who seemed much cheered by his
presence.
The funeral of Ella Montgomery, the
victim of the accident, took place Sun
day afternoon. There was large assem-
blage of neighbors, relatives, friends,
school children and plsymates of the
child gathered OF her home in the settle
ment locally known as Squirrel nun. ;"
The body was viewed by large numbers
of people during the day. It was laid in
white casket and was surrounded by
pretty flowers, the offerings of her
teachers and playmates. Her features
showed traces of her sutferings and the
wound on her right temple, where the
fatal blow of the stone struck, was just
visible. The remains were conveyed to
Green Hill cemetery for interment.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
pvo snpposed Frauds,

A middle aged man with his arm ban
dsged in sling and carrying a basket
with few cakes OF stove polish in it, ia
begging on the streets here. He says that
he lives In Philadelphia, but inquiry of
the Philadelphia Society for Organizing
Charity, giving the name and number of
the street upon which be said that he
lived, elected the following reply ::
"There is no such number as 1854 Oatha-
rine street, and am unable to
learn that Mcpherson ever lived
in that neiehborhood There is also an
other man in town to-day, young, tall and
with sandy whiskers, who pleads In a
whining tone to be helped to Baltimore.
He says that he has been sick and just
came ont of hospital in Philadelphia.
He carries dirty discharge paper from
some vessel, giving his name as Peter
Hartwiesen. This man was in Whining
ton year ago with substantially the same
story, only under different name. Both
these men are evidently frauds.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
FISH 0oMmrssToNFR NoRNY.
The Bona Eide Citizen Gets an
office.

Nno Bona Ftue ChttXen Getm tAm
Special Correspondence of Gazette and journal
Dover, April 26.--Governor Biggs in
formed E. r. Norny Of his appointment
as fish commissioner yesterday, and
signed his commission here to-day.
[Ex-Assemblyman Elwood r. Norny,
father of the bona fde citizen act and
other fish and oyster legislation Of the
session just closed, was born in Mont
gomery county, Pa, in 1924, and came
to Delaware in 1858, since which time he
has followed farming for livelihood.
Living not far from Port Penn he has
taken great interest in the fishing and
fishermen of that locality, and his vigor-
ous espousal of their grievances against
depredations from New Jersey led to his
legislative nomination. Theologicaliy
Mr.. Norny is Friend and, except that
he is taller and stouter, looks consider
ably like Ellwood Garrett of this city.
He was one of the most active and infu-
entail members of the General Assembly
and, as a rule, no one ventured to con-
lecture the fate of any important measure
until it had been learned how Mr.. Norny
stood on it. He makes up his mind only
after careful investigation aud deliber.
alton, and, having done 30, stays there Ia
the end
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
ALExANDER arIrOHR1L.
The BODY OF the Dead RaiIroad
PFeatdent Reachen MiIWamkee.

The BODY OF the Dead HAttroad
President Reaches MiIwaukse.
MILWAUKEE, Wis April 22.--The
special train bearing the remains of Hon.
Alexander Mitchell steamed through n
drizzling rain TO the Union depot at 8
O'Clock this morning. The lateness of
the hour caused any attempt on the part
of old friends at meeting the train to be
abandoned, and only little knot of rail-
road employees gathered at the side Of the
train as it came to a stand still. The
funeral party, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs
John L. Mitchell and Drs. Keene and
Mackie, were escorted to carriages in
waiting and proceeded at once to the
Mitchell residence.
The remains were taken in charge by
the committee, consisting of Assistant
General Freight Manager Fucker, General
Freight Agent Bird and Superintendents
Olin and Clinton, who had accompanied
them from Chicago. By them the re-
mains were escorted to the residence,
where they where transferred to com
nittes consisting of Secretary Meyer,
Treasurer Rainey, Assistant General
superintendent EARRING and Assistant
General Passenger Agent Hetford, by
Vhom they were received and deposited
the apartment prepared for them,
where they will remain until the arrange
nents for the funeral have been COM
pleted.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal
oLAYMoNT, April 27.--On and after May
LIST the rate for shipping cream will be
increased to double the price for shipping
milk; the price heretofore has been the
same. The dairymen are objeeting about
the increase in price and claim that they
derive no benefit whatever from such
shipment. They contract with city
buyers to take all the milk they can pro-
duoe, with the proyiso, that at ths buyers
discretion, he may order the milk
skimmed, the milk and cream to be for
wa-ded separately. So The dairymen re-
ceiveno moro for the cream than the milk.
The farmers are hard ct work blowing
and planting.
Walter W. Coles, whose lease on the
green house here expires in May, Is NOV
ing his plants and flowers 10 Lansdonne,
Pa, By wagons,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
DEATH oT AEBEnr 5. MONIES.


Esh'A sh hhhh A-fhhQea
Albert 8. Nones, gallant soldier for
the Union during the late war, and a
brother Of Chief Engineer Henry B Nones
OF the United States Navy, died Sunday
at bis residence, No. 1206 Jefferson street.
and was buried Tuesday afternoon at 4
O'Clock. 'Smysh Post, G.. A. r., of which
he was member, hadcharpe of the
funeral. The deceased was the son of
Captain Henry B. Nones, U. 8. b. M,
and was born at EastpoYt, Me-, on
April 2sth, 1910, while his father
was in command of the revenue cutter
at that port. When only two years
old, his father was ordered to duty here,
and the deceased, excepting short inter.
FaiB, made bis home here ever since. He
was educated in st. Mary'a College, and
after graduating from there, he went west
Tor while and engaged in the lumber
business, but returned here about 1850.
lie enlisted in the First Delaware Cavalry
on November oath, 1868, and renamed
with them for some time. On January
list, 1865, he was commissioned FIRST lieu,
tenant of Company b, First Delaware
infantry, and was assigned to duty
rs aid on the staff of General
Thomas A. Smyth. He served in this
capacity throughout the campaign around
Petersburg and Five Forks, and no was
beside General Smyth when the latter
was killed at the battle Of Evansville, and
no brought the body TO this city. He
resigned his commission in May 1866, and
was appointed second lieutenant Of the
Eighth Regiment, U. s. Infantry. He
resigned this position in 1867 and became
superintendent of tue government ap.
praisers stores in Philadelphia. lie
afterwards superintendent the erection Of
the custom house OF 0gdensbureh,
New York, after which he left
the government service and en-.
gaged in civil pursuits until the
time OF his death. He was an active
q. A. r. man, and was delegate TO the
national encampmens in 1885. He was an
aid on the commander. in. chief's staff al
the time of his death. The deceased was
mainly instrumental in securing the act
of Congress appropriating the stoaes
taken from Philadelphia bank for the
Soldiers Monument of this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
Fatal accident caused by a Calf.

Associated Press Disp&tch ny special Wires
MONTICELLO. ILL, April IA singular
and fatal accident In which two men lost
their lives occurred near Mansfield In this
county yesterday afternoon. ]. ii. Burns,
wealthy and highly respected farmer, was
engaged In painting the shingles OF his new
barn which three men were mailing down.
Alhfour were standing on bracket scafiold
20 faet from the ground. A calf running at
large with rope around its neck managed
70 wrap the rope several times around
one Of the posts used TO support the scat.
folding at an angle of so degrees. 0ne of
the workmen noticed the fact. and was
about to descend the ladder and liberate
the calf, when the animal made sudden
spring, jsrked the support from under one
t.nd Of the scaffold, precipita,ing all four OF
the men TO the ground. Mr.. Burns tell with
rue back of hi. head on foundation stone
crushing his skull, and died instantly.
Robert Newton WAS so badly injured that
here is no hope for his recovery. The
1ther men were not seriously hurt.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
srAFronp CouRr HOUSE, Va, April H.
FREDERICK M. Ooursen of Wilmington,
Del. who was convicted of horse stealing
in this county has been sentenced % tni .se
wears in the penitentiary. onerln ae;e
ieft for Richmond with the prisoner t9is
morning. Coursen was a printer oy
trade. and worked in job office in VIII
minpton. His father and mother stul re-
reside there. Coursen is mot looked upon
as 4 criminal, and petition is in circuia-
tion asking the governor to pardon him
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28

Special DlspRtrh 70 2 'tte and J0nrnaI.
GREENSBORO, MD, April 27.-Daniel
Fotheroh, a wealthy farmer residing near
this place, So years old. died yesterday, Of
cancer of the stomach. The Rev. james
Bfindle of Annamessex was married this
morning to Miss NJ. Ellen Bernard Chief
Justice Moore Of the orphans court Is Sc
rtously Ill with kidney trouble. Two
Catholic priests aud two sisters OF charity
from Wilmington viewed the available
plains about this town yesterday with a
view of founding a school.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28

Dr. Jacob L. Veazey, q well-known
nbysician Of Pencader hundred, died at
bis home near Summit Bridge on Satur-
day last of heart disease. The deceased
was upward OF rs years Of age and read
medicine with the late DR.. Black OF new
Castle. He was very successful as prae-
titioper and q citizen who was much es-
teamed. The deceased leaves one son,
James Veazey, farmer in Penoadsr hun
dred. The funeral took place yesterday
and the remains were INFERRED in Bethel
camafarv
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
Wilmington Defeats BaiIimore.

The Maryland Rife Club was defeated
in rifle match with the Wilmington
Rife Club at Schuetzen Park Monday
afternoon. The visitors are gentle
manly set of fellows mostly engaged in
banking and the professions and they in
dulge In shooting as pleasurable
pastime. The visitors were met by their
hosts shortly before noon and entertained
at dinner after which both clubs went to
the Schuetzen Pork. The large turnout
of spectators testified to the interest
taken in the match. The teams consisted
Of eight men aside and the following
scores were made on the standard Ameri-
can target, at 200 yards, out Of an indi-
yidual possible of 100 points and team
possible of 500: Wilmington--Bell, "a;
a. B. Seeds, II Scott, 63; Miller, 60 !;
Fuller, So; @. Helmet, ST., 81; W. F..
Seeds, Sc; Newman, 81; total, 400.
Maryland-Coale, 65; o. j. Bell, 81 +;
Redwood, 5S; L. Bell, So Schreiner, Sc /;
Martin, 40; 0'Brien, 40; Wheeler, 45 +;
total, 439. The home team won by 81
points. A return match will probably
be played in Baltimore at an early date.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
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FISHERY INFORMAL NEED ED
Snad Fishermen Asked to supply
Statistics Upon ThIn Seasons Getch

StNttsstCS ppuu ahth Stnsou'HG MecH
Thspresent Ia the fourth season since the
first artificial deposit OF shad eggs In Della
ware waters. This was done In 1888 by the
United States fish commission steamer Fish
hawk, at the mouth OF the Christiana, aud
quite some time before the establishment OF
the hatchery at the city mills. It Is now
desired, DIR. Shortlidge says, as the result Of
this first planting should be possible of dis
cernment In our waters, through the natural
development of the shad to gather facts for
statistical presentation to the department at
Washington.
The compiling Of facts In regard to this
matter can be obtained limo other way than
through the courtesy Of the shad fishermen
themselves, but 1t is trusted that In view of
the public interests involved and the large
amount Of gratnltous work done In this d.
rection that our shad fishermen will cheer
fully aid In affording information to those
Interested here as we'll as to the authorities
at the capitAl,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
Ha,ured with . steel spiint.

Henry I. Stewart of No. 40 Lord street,
an employee I the Old Ferry rolling mill,
while cutting steel at the shears Tuesday
morning, one of the detached pieces
few from the knives and in
ficted painful wound on his
neck. The flying missile, ragged
and pointed bit of steel, about three
fourths of an inch long was driven with
much force and buried itself in Stewards
neck, just behind the windpipe. The
orifce of the wound was nearly an inch
in length and the steel was buried nearly
two inches into the flesh. He was taken
to DR.. Cantwell's, Eighth and Spruce,
where the steel splint was extracted with
considerable difficulty.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
DELAWARE OITY.


Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
DELAWARE CRY, April 25.-Ex- Collector
George N. Bright was married to Miss Abbie
Sutton Of st. Georges on Wednesday oven
Ing. The ceremony was performed In the
Presbyterian Church In St. Georges.
John Beck has been appointed herder for
the township OF East Red Lion hundred.
The office of Charles g. Alexander, grain
dealer, was entered by thieves on Friday
night. The safe was broken open and
$206. as taken.
Mr.. Dawson, late teacher In the public
school, is now acting as tutor in the family
OF Mr.. r. MeIntire.
There are two weddings announced fol
this week, Miss Laura Fl. Seane and Ben.
jamin Dunlap, bath OF Delaware City, and
Miss Ella Mulligan OF Delaware City and
Mr.. Charles Shafer Of Chesapeake City.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
Emigration from Germany.

BERLIN, April 21.-An official report
upon emigration has been presented to
the reichstag. It shows that the number
of emigrants from Germany who passed
through Hamburg, Bremen and Stettin
during the year 1889 was 66,671, OF de-
crease of over $4,000 from the previous
year, when sS, 800 persons left the empire.
The report says that on the other hand
the. emigration from Aus,iie, hungary,
Russia and Sweden and Norway, through
the same ports, in 1885 was largely in tx
cess of that IF 1885. Most of the Ger.
man emigrants were from the farming
districts of Prussia. None Of them went
to the African colonies.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
SAYS THE MAN POISONED HER.
The Charge Made by am 1S.Years.
Old wife.


A girl about IS years of age was found
at Fifth and Christian streets, Philadel-
phia, Tuesday morning in semi ICON
scious condition. She was taken TO the
police station, where she was restored to
consciousness. She said her name was
Annie Easton, and that she had been en-
'ployed by family named Myers at Fifty
eighth street and Second avenue, New
York, as chambermaid. She said she
was married in Camden on April 20th to
John Moore. She came to Philadelphia
about two months ago, and it was while
seeking employment that she met Moore.
On Monday afternoon she says he called
on her, and after stroll took her to
house, the location of which she knows
nothing about. The two had several
glasses of beer, and after that the girl
knew nothing until she recovered con.
seriousness in the station house.
Concealed in the girls bosom was q
piece of paper on which was written,
Nobody knows me and nobody ever
will. SO good-by. committed suicide
by taking poison" The girl denies
having written the note and charges the
man with having poisoned her and then
placing the note in her bosom. She was
taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. The
police hope TO arrest him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28
Er-Oonstable Doran Dead.

William Doran died Thursday at his
residence, No. FOG Church street. The
deceased was at ore time prominent
figure in this city, having been county
constable for some years, during
which time his characteristics be
came known throughout the city
and brought him considerable noto-
riety. It is eight or 10 years since he
went out of office, since which time
he has been working at various ocou-
pations. He was an Irishman by birth
and 65 years of age. He was watchman
at the oar.shops of Dure h 90. before
those works were bought by the Pull
man Oar OompRny,